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Bertha Hinton Keeble
Aug 18, 2006
Bertha Hinton Keeble, 81, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly St. Louis and Poplar Bluff, died Thursday August 17, 2006 at the Mt. Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. Mrs. Keeble was born October 22, 1924 in Poplar Bluff. A retired RN, she worked her entire career as a compassionate and loving nurse, starting as an LPN. Mrs. Keeble enjoyed spending time...
Myron Eugene Worley
Aug 18, 2006
Myron Eugene Worley, 70, of Gillespie, IL, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006 at the Hillsboro Health and Rehab Center, in Hillsboro, IL. Mr. Worley was born June 7, 1936, in Poplar Bluff to the late Ishmael G. and Mary Elizabeth (Ward) Worley. He was of the Baptist faith and retired from Federal Barge Lines as...
Anna Marie Thompson
Aug 17, 2006
Anna Marie Thompson, 82, of Poplar Bluff died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 14, 2006 at the St. Francis Medical Center, in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Thompson was born May 9, 1924, in Elyria, Ohio to the late Robert and Ruth Marie (McLaughlin) Miller, Sr. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Thompson enjoyed spending time with her family,...
Ava J. Langley
Aug 17, 2006
Ava J. Langley, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Langley, the daughter of the late Edward and Blanche (Polsgrove) Henderson, was born July 18, 1926 at St. Francis, AR. The retired owner-operator and baker of the Donut House, in Poplar Bluff, Mrs. Langley was a member of...
Donwell Joseph Clark
Aug 13, 2006
Donwell Clark Donwell Joseph Clark, 73, of Poplar Bluff a crime scene investigator, died at 11:34 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center from complications of lung cancer. He had been in poor health for eight months. Mr. Clark was born June 13, 1933, in St. Louis. He began his law enforcement career, which spanned...
Patrick Neal Sutton
Aug 11, 2006
Patrick Neal Sutton, 37, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Sutton was born March 14, 1969, in Butler County. He was employed at the Oakdale Care Center as a nurse's assistant. Survivors include his mother, Kimberly A. (Dare) Stiles and husband Kenneth, of Homewood, IL; and his father, David C. Sutton, of Pontiac,...
Virginia Lee Esmon Chronister
Aug 10, 2006
Virginia L. Esmon Chronister, 76 of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday August 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Chronister was born January 15, 1930 to the late Jess and Virgil (Hendrickson) Whitmer in Poplar Bluff and was a member of the Heritage Free Will Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren,...
Ruth Iona Andrews
Aug 8, 2006
Ruth Iona Andrews, 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday August 6, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Andrews was born September 15, 1923 to the late John Newt and Myrtle Nora (Helton) Stage. She was a retired nurse and homemaker. Mrs. Andrews was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church and enjoyed working in her church, cooking for her family...
Sandra Lynn Burgess
Aug 7, 2006
Sandra Lynn Burgess, 37, of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 7, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Burgess was born Jan. 14, 1969, in Gary, Ind. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Ms. Burgess enjoyed spending time with her family, going to yard sales, American Muscle Cars, listening to music, and animals....
Bernice L. Fears
Aug 3, 2006
Bernice L. Fears, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Fears was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Piedmont. A homemaker, she was a retired Beautician and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Fears enjoyed spending time with her family, playing cards, reading, cooking, and sewing. Survivors include five children, Charles...
Wanda Lucille Sheppard
Jul 31, 2006
Lucille Sheppard, 79, of Lone Hill, died Monday, July 31, 2006 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. She had been in declining health for the past several years. Mrs. Sheppard was born Oct. 11, 1926, in Wardell, Mo. to the late Elmer and Lydia (Ward) Burns. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a homemaker. She enjoyed...
Velma Stout Atwell
Jul 30, 2006
Velma Stout Atwell, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She had been in poor health for the past several years. Mrs. Atwell was born Feb. 26, 1921, in Harviell to the late George Everett and Florence (Bruce) Stout. She attended the Lord's Chapel Church, and had retired as an...
Ronda L. Wheeling
Jul 30, 2006
Ronda L. Wheeling, 45, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. She had been in declining health for the past 5 years. Ms. Wheeling was born July 18, 1961, in Poplar Bluff to Carrol and Patricia (Joins) Wheeling. Prior to her declining health, she had been employed as a...
Ralph Edward Mcnab
Jul 27, 2006
Ralph Edward McNab, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., originally from St. Louis and one-time resident of Abingdon, Virginia and Pensacola, Fla., died suddenly and unexpectedly Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. McNab was born Aug. 23, 1947, in St. Louis. He was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau with...
Jerry D. Daves
Jul 27, 2006
Jerry Deloy Daves, 68, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, July 24, 2006 at the Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Daves was born June 25, 1938, in Greenville to the late Oda and Opal (Leach) Daves. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a retired construction worker. Mr. Daves enjoyed spending time with his family and working...
Dorothy Jean Campbell
Jul 26, 2006
Dorothy Jean Campbell, 72, of Wappapello, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. She had been in poor health for the past several years. Mrs. Campbell was born May 16, 1934, in Double Springs, Ala. She was a member of the Egypt Church and formerly employed with Hoffer Plastics, in South Elgin, Ill. Mrs....
Lee Roy Gowen
Jul 25, 2006
Lee Roy Gowen, 57, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, July 24, 2006 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Gowen was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Butler County to the late Ole Richard and Martha (Scott) Gowen. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired welder. Mr. Gowen was a highly decorated veteran...
Ruby L. Niederstadt
Jul 25, 2006
Ruby L. Niederstadt, 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Niederstadt was born July 15, 1920, in Paul Switch, Ark. She attended Second Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and had retired from the Carron Spinners Co., in Rochelle, Ill. Mrs. Niederstadt was a former member of the Senior Citizens...
Georgia Moore
Jul 22, 2006
Georgia Moore, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the Embracing Hospice Care Center, in Jonesboro, GA. Mrs. Moore was born June 5, 1926, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the Providence New Home Missionary Baptist Church, in Butler County where she was a Sunday School Teacher and a member of the choir. Mrs....
Ervin E. Helton
Jul 21, 2006
Rev. Ervin E. Helton, 71, of Poplar Bluff died suddenly Friday, July 21, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Rev. Helton was born November 23, 1934 in Butler County. He was a Preacher for 48 years and Pastor of the Community Holiness Church for 40 years. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church. Since 1974, he...

